Kingsway Mall has expanded its rooftop garden with the goal of providing more fresh produce to Edmonton's Food Bank.
Robert Reuther, and urban farm coordinator with MicroHabitat, tends to the rooftop garden at Kingsway Mall Thursday, June 6, 2024.This year, the mall hopes to produce 300 pounds of fruits, vegetables and herbs to donate to the food bank. Last year, the mall was able to harvest 100 pounds of produce for the food bank.
“Our goal is to have a successful garden and work with our gardeners at MicroHabitat as well as our retail gardeners here at Glass Earth Inc., to do that, but also to just raise awareness and inspire people to try urban gardening and beekeeping. And, most of all, to raise awareness for the food bank and encourage people to volunteer and donate to support.”Each month, Edmonton’s Food Bank supports more than 34,000 people.
Robert Reuther, an urban farm coordinator with MicroHabitat, said they have everything from tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants and zucchini to rosemary, chive, parsley and chard.“It’s an advantage that I think a lot of people take for granted,” Reuther said. “Having our own fresh produce is really important.”
“We encourage the community to grow an extra row of vegetables for donation through our ‘Plant, Grow, Share a Row’ program,” said Bencz-Knight.
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